You should first test the door latch to ensure the latch is sticking inside the door and not due to a misaligned strike plate.
Punto door handle sticking.
Turn the knob to open the door and release the knob slowly.
Rear passenger door gets stuck and won t open from the outside.
Squirt the bolt with graphite powder.
The speaker grill has to come off followed by the speaker3 pozi screws then the door pull 3 torx screws then the 5screws along the bottom of the door card and up the side.
The most common cause of sticking door handles is some kind of malfunction within the tubular latch itself.
Open the door and squirt graphite powder into the key lock.
The door latch is not extended before rotating the knob.
The hold open washer sometimes binds causing the door to remain partially open.
A sticking door latch might require some lubrication or it might be jamming against the strike plate on the door jamb.
Once the door is open try to actuate the door latch with the handle.
To remove these you need to unhook the pink in this vehicle plastic holsters and then lift the rod out of its respective hole.
Door handle won t latch step 1 check to be sure the closer is pulling the door.
You then have to carefully remove the foam liner.
Just replaced a passenger external door handle on an 04 2 door punto.
The only thing left connecting the cover to the door should be the 2 rods connecting the interior handle to the locking mechanism and the exterior handle.
Rear passenger door gets stuck.
The handle or knob must be jiggled to unstick the latch.
Give the lock two or three squirts to lubricate.
Fiat grande punto xxxxx xxxxx door gets stuck and wont.
Turn the handle of the doorknob to expose the bolt.
Fiat punto 07.
More force is needed to turn the knob and unstick the latch.